The EPA Is Politicized—So Make It Official

This federal regulatory agency, like many others, would be better run by a bipartisan commission.

By

Steven F. Hayward

Jan. 8, 2013 6:47 p.m. ET

Lisa Jackson, who announced on Dec. 27 that she was stepping down as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will be leaving under a cloud. It turns out that she had been using an email account, under the alias "Richard Windsor," to conduct official business, in an apparent attempt to evade federal transparency laws, including the Freedom of Information Act. After the account came to light in the fall, the Justice Department agreed to release thousands of emails later this month.